Books, Articles and Online Information

General:

• Lenses – Comparison charts, Comments and reviews (Compilation)
• Specs for new large format lenses (Michael K. Davis)
• Specs for new and older lenses (Michael Gudzinowicz)
• Photographic Lens FAQ (David Jacobson)
• Photographic Lenses Tutorial Lens Tutorial (David M. Jacobson)
• Lightweight Lenses (Kerry L. Thalmann)
• Photographic Lens Testing, Comparisons, and Comments (Christopher Perez)

Classic Lenses:

• Classic Large-Format Lenses FAQ (Michael Gudzinowicz)
• Classic vs Modern Lenses: a Compilation (John Sparks et al)
• Age of Schneider lenses (Schneider Optics)
• Scanned catalogs of vintage lenses (Seth Broder)

Books and articles:

• Brandt, Hans-Martin. The Photographic Lens. London: The Focal Library 1968. 260 p.
• Jones, Lynne. “The History of Lens Design. Part One.” View Camera, July/August 1995, Sacramento, CA.
• Jones, Lynne. “The History of Lens Design. Part Two.” View Camera, September/October 1995, Sacramento, CA.
• Kingslake, Rudolf. A History of the Photographic Lens. Boston: Academic Press 1989. 334 p. ISBN 0-12-408640-3
• Neblette, C.B. Photographic Lenses. Dobbs Ferry NY: Morgan & Morgan 1973. 131 p. ISBN 0-87100-070-9
• Smith, Warren J. Modern lens design : a resource manual. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1992. 471 p. ISBN: 0-07-059178-4

Last updated 24 October 2015.